The President Day weekend was an important one for West Wendover Wolverine sports, as it decided which wrestlers would go to state, and if either varsity basketball team would go to divisionals.
West Wendover High held the wrestling divisional tournament that Saturday, where it was decided that seven Wolverine wrestlers made it to State. Those wrestlers were: Ricardo Cervantes, weighing in at 120 lbs and taking third at the tournament, Lisandro Rojas, weighing in at 126 lbs and taking fourth, Carlos Quintero, weighing in at 152 lbs and taking third, Anthony Madina, weighing in at 160 lbs and taking second, Kodi Cook, weighing in at 182 lbs and taking fourth, Christopher Haycock, weighing in at 220 lbs and taking first, and Johnny Rodriquez, weighing in at 285 and taking third.
And so this past few days were important too, as the Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team went to the playoffs, with a home game this past Friday on the nineteenth, and they have qualified for the State Tournament for the first time ever in the West Wendover School history. They beat Yerington Friday 51-49.
The Team had 4 girls in double figures and three record double doubles, Sydney Reamer had 12 points and 12 rebounds, Lily Lopez had 11 points and 14 rebounds, Anahi Esparza had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 steals, Yesenia Gonzales had 11 points.
On Saturday, they competed hard in the championship game losing to Incline 41-39. Sydney Reamer led the team in scoring with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Anahi Esparza had another great all around game recording 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 steals.
The team is heading into the state tournament as the #2 seed and will play White Pine on Friday February 26th at 11 am pacific at Lawlor Events Center.
The past two weeks, they had lost to Pershing County with a score of 47-43, and had beat Silver Stage with a score of 62-44.
The boys’ team, however, is not going to divisional, and have ended their season. Last week, they had lost to Pershing County with a score of 63-54, and beat Silver Stage with a score of 80-57.
